Record-breaking warmth in forecast next few days

El Niño's cooler cousin La Niña will shake up our winter for the second year in a row.
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High temps expected to be 10 to 17 degrees warmer than normal

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Sunny skies are pictured above the Angel Peak Scenic Area on Monday south of Bloomfield. San Juan County and most of New Mexico are expected to bask in unseasonably warm temperatures for much of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.(Photo: Jon Austria/The Daily Times)Buy Photo

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The area likely will be flirting with record highs on Thanksgiving when the predicted high is 14 degrees warmer than normal temperatures for this time of year.

An outdoor home temperature gauge reads 60 degrees on Tuesday morning at a home in Bloomfield.(Photo: Jon Austria/The Daily Times)

He said the area likely will be flirting with record highs on Thanksgiving when the predicted high is 14 degrees warmer than normal temperatures for this time of year.

Anderson said much of the state likely will have record-breaking warmth on Friday.

He explained that the warm temperatures are caused by a high-pressure system in the south Pacific Ocean that is moving into the desert Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions.

Meteorologists anticipate there will be La Niña conditions this winter. Anderson said that generally means below-normal precipitation for New Mexico, but it is difficult to predict what the La Niña will mean this year.

Currently, he said the National Weather Service believes northern New Mexico will see near-normal precipitation this winter. Anderson said lower-elevation areas like Farmington may see less precipitation than higher-altitude areas.

Hannah Grover covers government for The Daily Times. She can be reached at 505-564-4652 or via email at hgrover@daily-times.com.